Borussia Dortmund vs. Sturm Graz preview: Team news and predicted lineups
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An injury-hit Borussia Dortmund side welcome Sturm Graz to the Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday.
Nuri Sahin and his Borussia Dortmund team have come in for a lot of criticism this season, but they responded strongly by beating RB Leipzig 2-1 at the weekend to end a three-game losing streak.
They did so despite missing a total of 10 first-team players, of whom only youngster Almugera Kabar is expected to return against Sturm Graz, Sahin revealed at a press conference on Tuesday.
Gregor Kobel is unlikely to be fit in time for the game, with Alexander Meyer once again set to fill in for him. Waldemar Anton, meanwhile, is in a "race against time" to make the squad, Sahin said.
Karim Adeyemi, Julien Duranville, Giovanni Reyna, Niklas Süle and Yan Couto all remain sidelined, but on the bright side for Dortmund, Marcel Sabitzer should be available despite picking up a knock against Leipzig.
"I'm already feeling better. I'm optimistic that I'll be fine tomorrow," Sabitzer said at a press conference on Monday.
Their opponents, Sturm Graz, are yet to secure their first Champions League point of the season three games into the competition, having lost to Brest, Club Brugge and Sporting CP.
However, they're top of the Austrian league after drawing 1-1 with second-placed Rapid Vienna at the weekend.
They will be without Alexander Borkovic, Jon Gorenc Stankovic and Gregory Wuthrich against Dortmund.
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